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B-201131,B-201286,B-209697,B-209716,B-209717,B-210030,B-211045,B 1 (1983-06-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkkv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE c2 SS' S0 WASHINGTON; D.C. 20548 June 20, 1983 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-211440, B-211110, B-201286, B-211288, B-211045 B-209716, B-210030, B-209697, B-209717, B-201131 Brigadier General Robert B. Adams 1217o2 Deputy Commander U.S. Army Finance and Accounting Center Indianapolis, Indiana 46249 Dear General Adams: This responds to 10 separate requests for relief from liability for erroneous or improper payments made on behalf of various Army Finance and Accounting officers and agents under 31 U.S.C. § 3527(c) (formerly 31 U.S.C. § 82a-2)._/ For the reasons stated below, we grant relief in nine cases. In the tenth, no decision is necessary because the person for whom relief was requested was not the accountable officer. We have consolidated these requests primarily in order to draw attention to the lack of effective collection action, and to provide notice that in the future we will exercise our discretion under section 3527(c) and deny requests for relief unless the submission contains evidence that diligent collec- tion action has or is being pursued. In addition, this con- solidation of cases provides us with an opportunity to address the following recurring deficiencies in the relief requests from your office which, if not corrected, may require a denial I/ Three of the M0 cases here, involve situations in which the loss occurred when both an original and replacement check were cashed. In 62 Comp. Gen. (B-206589, et al., December 16, 1982), we discussed the fact that a duplicate check case could be handled under either 31 U.S.C. § 3333 (1982) (formerly 31 U.S.C. § 156 (1976)) or 31 U.S.C. S 3527(c). We found that there is a need for Congress and the Treasury Department to determine under which statute these cases are to be resolved and which appropriation should bear the loss. Recognizing that such a process would take time, we decided to follow the status quo for a reasonable time. Therefore, if an agency submits a duplicate check case to this Office under 31 U.S.C. S 3527(c), we will continue to consider it under that statute. We will follow that practice herein and decide the cases pursuant to 31 U.S.C. S 3527(c).

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